According to the latest FEC filing from Donald Trump's Save America PAC, not only has it paid out $27 million to cover the former president's legal fees as it burns through cash, but it has also funneled more than $100K to Melania Trump's stylist since last July.
In August, it was reported that long-time Melania stylist Herve Pierre Braillard was the recipient of $108,000 in fees and, despite reports that the former president and his related PACs are spending more than they are taking in, those fees have continued unabated.
In August, CNBC reported, "The drop in fundraising by the Trump PAC suggests the small-dollar donor operation that has helped the former president and his allies run a political fundraising juggernaut could be dwindling." The PAC reportedly had just $3.6 million in the bank.
In a post to X late Wednesday night, MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin highlighted the most recent filing with a screenshot showing Braillard getting a payout of $18,000 a month for "strategy consulting" each month, with an additional $2,500 on top of that in December.
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As Rubin wrote, "Trump’s leadership PAC, Save America, made its FEC filing for the second half of 2023 tonight, and @NBCNews has the highlights on its payments for Trump’s legal expenses below. But there are also some intriguing minor details. Like more than $100k in “strategy consulting” payments to Herve Pierre Braillard, who has been Melania Trump’s stylist for years."
According to a report from Politico on Thursday, "Trump still has plenty of cash in the bank and the ability to raise more of it. But the legal spending highlights a real challenge for the former president entering the election year: he is diverting an increasing share of his resources from the campaign to address his legal woes. And that is likely to keep being costly."
